Pattrawan Sukmongkol

Over a year, one day each month — the daily life of a young Thai woman living in Amsterdam. She maintains a relationship with her sister living in Bangkok and exchanges with friends she has made there, in an attempt to stay close to her roots and find her place in the Netherlands.

‘There was a time when I wanted straight hair, because then I would be “normal”.’ Thirteen-year-old Olivia talks about her hair and what it’s like growing up in Luxembourg as a mixed-race kid.

Experimental docu-fiction hybrid GRANDMA'S CHILLIES records the daily life of a Thai expat living in Amsterdam, far away from her family and roots. Because of the pandemic, she has not seen them in almost two years. Her only connection to home are daily conversations with her older sister.